Garibaldi and Brown Gorgonian, Catalina Island, Hypsypops rubicundus

Garibaldi and Brown Gorgonian Muricea fruticosa, Catalina Island, with giant kelp stands reaching from the reef to the surface of the ocean in the distance. The clown prince of the kelp forest, the Garibaldi, alternately poses for me and chirps at me to move away from his gorgonian., Hypsypops rubicundus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 37157
Garibaldi and Brown Gorgonian Muricea fruticosa, Catalina Island, with giant kelp stands reaching from the reef to the surface of the ocean in the distance. The clown prince of the kelp forest, the Garibaldi, alternately poses for me and chirps at me to move away from his gorgonian.

Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37157
Lat/Long: 33.47795, -118.60242 (Coordinates: 33° 28' 40.61" N, 118° 36' 8.70" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: california, catalina, catalina island, fish, garibaldi, hypsypops rubicundus, marine, muricea fruticosa, ocean, pacific, underwater
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